before been defining creation respond

Using This Book

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

: Creating a Character. Chapter 2 walks you through the steps of character creation. Chapter 3: Character Classes. Characters’ capabilities are largely determined by class, such as Fighter or Wizard

. Chapter 3 offers twelve classes to choose from, along with forty-eight subclasses. Chapter 4: Character Origins. Background and species are key elements in defining a character’s origin, which further

Characters from Godsbreath

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Characters from Godsbreath If players want to create characters from Godsbreath, consider asking them the following questions during character creation: Who in your family was memorialized in the

monster-filled Rattle? How did you respond to the threats of that region? Have you come close to losing anyone you cared about there? Do you feel close to the gods of the Covenant? Why do you feel like you have this connection? How do you honor or otherwise interact with these deities?

New Ability Scores: Honor and Sanity

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

abilities function like the standard six abilities, with exceptions specified in each ability below. Here’s how to incorporate these optional abilities at character creation: If your players use the

social situations, much as Charisma would, when a character’s understanding of a code of conduct is the most defining factor in the way a social interaction will play out. You might also call for an

Running the Test

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

floating city of graceful marble spires. All around you, people flee as dragons dive from the sky, tearing swaths of destruction. The character taking the test finds themself in this re-creation of

situations to heighten the drama—like by turning innocents into allies or childhood friends. Timing. The test should last as long as feels dramatic and end after a character-defining moral choice. If it

Rock Gnomes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

lean toward the creation of mechanical devices. Every warren has members of each persuasion, and they are all bound by mutual respect for what they do despite their different perspectives. Practical

artificer’s inventions might include items such as a lock box that opens with a verbal command or a series of gestures, a clockwork critter designed to respond to simple commands, or a common magic item (such

Incarnates

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel

. The Dawn Incarnates have existed since the creation of the Radiant Citadel. While the Citadel’s creators left behind no texts, it’s believed that their collective wisdom is held by the Dawn Incarnates

a puzzle to solve. Some speak plainly; others respond in poem or parable. And some refuse to speak at all. Dawn Incarnates of the Preserve Each Dawn Incarnate that inhabits the Preserve of the

Incarnates

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

. The Dawn Incarnates have existed since the creation of the Radiant Citadel. While the Citadel’s creators left behind no texts, it’s believed that their collective wisdom is held by the Dawn Incarnates

a puzzle to solve. Some speak plainly; others respond in poem or parable. And some refuse to speak at all. Dawn Incarnates of the Preserve Each Dawn Incarnate that inhabits the Preserve of the

Horror Gameplay

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

real-world history, and character creation rules presuppose no standard bar for heroics. Encourage Space A typical D&D session is longer than a typical horror movie, and it can be hard to sustain the

the affected players—before introducing this content. Without any explanation or debate, if a single person gives a thumbs down or doesn’t respond, this action shouldn’t be performed. Players may

Broken Silence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

characters who hear that calling and respond to it. Running This Prelude Characters in this prelude can come from any background. Perhaps they’re discovering the gods for the first time, or they might be

the vision was an amulet. The amulet bears a design they might not recognize, but is the symbol of the god the character’s player chose during character creation. The echoes of battle don’t mean

Masters' Domain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

during the following round. The residents of the other cells take 1d4 + 1 rounds to respond (roll separately for each). The occupants of the cells are as follows: Cell A. A Red Wizard illusionist

being raised as undead. Also nearby, two wights (see “Reduced-Threat Monsters” above) are being raised as warrior undead. These wights are only partially animated, so they respond only to Phaia when she

Journey Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

find, as it indicates Thorgran survived the creation of his tomb to make this excursion. Either of these scholars can arrange a payment of 900 gp for the bookplate and attached pages, given time to

cloaker mutate’s identity is overcome by Thorgran’s psychic echoes until the end of its turn. The creature doesn’t move, attack, or respond to anything the characters say. It instead utters one of the

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